Literary Works and Related Rights Committee

The Literary Works and
Related Rights Committee seeks to digest, synthesize, and establish a discourse
on the intersection of the legal and business landscape affecting literary
works. The Committee addresses issues
such as intellectual property rights in literary works and transactional
strategies to meet growing innovations in publishing and content distribution.

Entertainment Business Law Seminar in association with CMJ Music Marathon

The Entertainment Arts & Sports Law (EASL) Section of The New York State Bar Association, in association with CMJ Music Marathon, will once again host the all-day MCLE accredited Entertainment Business Law Seminar.

Law students, take note of this publishing and scholarship opportunity: The Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (EASL), in partnership with BMI, the world’s largest music performing rights organization, has established the Phil Cowan Memorial/BMI Scholarship! Created in memory of Cowan, an esteemed entertainment lawyer and a former Chair of EASL, the Phil Cowan Memorial/BMI Scholarship fund offers up to two awards of $2,500 each on an annual basis in Phil Cowan’s memory to a law student who is committed to a practice concentrating in one or more areas of entertainment, art or sports law.